charles wrote:
In article ,
John Williamson wrote:

The taxes paid by road users far exceed the amount spent on the road
network. In effect, road users subsidise the rail network, the NHS.....

remember that all the non-trunk roads are paid for by the relevant local
authority, not out of central funds. Once upon a time - when I first had a
car - the "road fund licence" was collected by the local authority. It was
subsequently 'nationalised'.

It doesn't matter who is doing the spending, it's still far less than
road users pay. Add up the *total* amount spent on all UK roads in a
year. Add up the total amount paid in fuel taxes and VED by UK road
users in a year. Subtract the former from the latter, and there is a
*lot* left over.

The surplus is used to pay part of the rail subsidies, the NHS,
Education, Social Security.... (It goes into the general taxation budget)

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Tciao for Now!

John.